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TBE CLUBS
lcelandic Canadian Club of
Wesfern Manitoba
The Iceiandic Canadian Club of Western Manitoba will
meet on October 16th at 2:00 p.rri. at Redeemer Luther-
an Church, 114 Ashgrove BouJevard in BRANDON,
There will be a short business meeting and then the
film “They Shouldn’t call Iceland Iceland” will be
shown. The editor of Logberg-Heimskringla will attend
the meeting and speak to the group.
Coffee will be served.
Also in Toronto
As you may have been able to read in last weeks edi-
tion it has now been decided that the film will be in
Toronto on November the 18th. We will keep you in-
formed about this event later.
Icelandic Canadian Frón —
Logo reminder
This is to remind you that if you have any ideas about
a new symbol, or “logo” for the Icelandic Canadian
Fron Club in Winnipeg, and wish to take part in the
competition, which you can read all about in last
weeks paper. — Entries should be adressed to:
ICELANDIC CANADIAN FRON,
Lmbiem Contest,
c/o Logberg-Heimskringla,
67 St. Anne’s Road, Winnipeg Man. R2M 2Y4.
THE CLOSING DATE IS OCTOBER 31, 1977.
The lcelandic Society of
Northern California
The annual business meeting will be held Sunday, Oct.
23, 1977, at 2:00 p.m. at. the Harding Boat. House, Lake
Merced Aquatic Sport, Center, San Francisco. — The
entrance is a half mile south of Sloat Boulevard on
Highway 5 (SkyJine Highway). This is also thc entr-
ance to the Harding Golf Course.
Three members of the Executive Committee are up
for election this year and they are: President,, Treasur-
er and Recording Seeretary. Please come to the meet-
ing and make your wishes known — this is your Club.
We are in for a very special treat this year. Professor
Astvaldur Eydal is going to talk about “The future of
Icelandic Fisheries.” This will indude old and new fish
ing methods as well as the rise and fall of the Herring
Industry. He will also show slides on the subject. mat-
ter.
The Communication Committee ís stil) with us and
trying to keep lines of communication open. It would
be very much appreciated if you contacted the repres-
antative in your area if your mailing address is incor-
rect or if you have a new address; also, if you know of
anyone who wishes t.o be on our mailing list,.
The Communications Committee Representatives are:
Marin County — Haddy Fridriksson — 479-8076
San Francisco — Hildie Arnason — 673-3953
Mid-Peninsula — Dora Thordarson 494-3261
San Jose -■ Sigrun Zapulla 377-9291
Contra Costa — Bogga Clark — 939-34J I
Richmond — Thorey Johnson 232-2238
OakJand —- Pauline Bardarson — 465-5557
llayward-Castro Valley — Systa Jonsson —- 489-0111
Sacramento Gudrun Dahlgren — 331-0268
Leif Erikson Day FestivaJ was held Sunday, October
9, 1977, at the Music Concourse, Golden Gate Park.
Announcement — The Christmas Party will be held
December 11. 1977, at Harding Boat House. A tentativc
date has been set for the “Thorrablot” on February 25,
1978 to be held at the American Legion Hall, Redwood
City.
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SCHOLARSHIPS OFFERED
The Canada Iceland
Foundation Scholarship
The Canada Iceland Foundation
offers or processes scholarships to
students of Icelandic or part Icelandic
descent:
1. High School graduates proceeding
to a Canadian university or the Univer-
sity of Iceland.
2. University students studying
towards a degree in any Canadian
university.
Scholarship awards shall be deter-
mined by academic standing and leader-
ship qualities.
Candidatea are hereby invited to send
their applications together with a state-
ment of their examination results by De-
cember' 1, 1977, to:
Professor Haraldur Bessason
Department of Icelandic
University of Manitoba
Icelandic Canadian Fron
Scholarship
The Icelandic Canadian Fron of Win-
nipeg, is offering a scholarship of $100
for the academic year of 1977-78, to a
student of Icelandic or part Icelandic
descent who has completed Grade XII in
Manitoba and is proceeding to studies at
one of the three universities in
Manitoba.
Qualifications will be based primarily
on Departmental or Board examination
results, but consideration will be given to
qualities of leadership and community
service and need for financial assistance.
Candidates are hereby invited to send
their applications together with a state-
ment of examination results and testi-
monials from two leaders in the com-
munity by December 1, 1977, to:
Mr. Gardar Gardarson,
65 St. Anne’s Road,
St. Vital,
Winnipeg, Manitoba.
The Icclandic Festival
Scholarship
The Icelandic Festival of Manitoba
offers two scholarships of $100 each to
students who have already attended a
university for one year. They are tenable
at any one of the three universities in
Manitoba.
The following is the basis for selec-
tion:
—Icelandic or part Icelandic descent.
— A first class “A” academic stand-
ing is desirable; a “B” standing is the
minimum.
—Participation in extra-curricular or
community activities, in school or in the
general community.
Applications for thése shcolarships
with relevant supporting information,
including age, the name of the college or
university attended, and a transcript of
marks, are to be forwarded by December
1, 1977, tor
Dr. W. Kristjanson,
1117 Wolseley Avenue,
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3G 1G9
THANK YOU
ON BEHALF of the Bass
Clef Chorus , of Winnipeg
and the Better Half Singers.
I wish to express our appreci
ation and gratitudc to the
people of Manitoba and Ice-
land who helped contribute
to our very successful tour
of Iceland. Words are inade-
quate to express our thanks
but perhaps a short resume
of our tour would be most
appropriate at this time.
Our hosts in Iceland in
Keflavik were the Sudur-
nesja Ladies’ Choir, who op-
ened their homes and their
hearts to us. Nothing was
too; much for theim ... we
became part of their famili-
es and part of their lives for
the two weeks in Iceland.
There is only one way we
can possibly try t.o repay
them, and that is for them
to come to Canada as our
guests at some time. How
can we match their care for
us!!
Our tour took us to Vest-
mannaeyjar, where we sang
in the beautiful church,
Sprengisandur where we
spent a night in a hut, and
also sang at the weather
station, Akureyri where
we sang in the magn-
ificent church, Skagafirdi,
Akranesi where we again
sang in another lovely
church, Keflavik in the
church, and Reykjavik were
we sang at the University.
These were the formal con-
certs .. . then we had the
spontaneous concerts in
grocery stores, on the bus on
the boat, you name it. . . we
sang there. The weather co-
operated with us, the scen-
ery was out of this world,
the people were so kind ....
what more can be said?
There are so many happy
memories for my choir and
myself. Perhaps because of
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